How to Use subterranean in a Sentence
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As legend has it, the subterranean site was a wine bar in the time of Socrates.
— Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023 -
Less clear is what happened to the denizens of those cities' subterranean depths: the rats.
— Amanda Schupak, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021 -
The subterranean room was the first to come to fruition and is arguably the vessel’s biggest draw.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2022 -
One of my favorites was in the subterranean pool tucked inside the spa.
— Beck Bamberger, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022 -
It’s a must to have a drink at the oh-so-lush subterranean bar, Silver Lyan.
— Juyoung Seo, Forbes, 6 July 2021 -
The cool air adds to the cavelike feel of the subterranean bar, as does the dark gray concrete ceiling.
— Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2021 -
Under the home, there’s a subterranean garage with room for eight cars.
— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021 -
It’s also been found in the subterranean passages of the U.S. Capitol, Raupp said.
— John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022 -
Down below, a subterranean tunnel leads to one of the guest suites.
— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2021 -
The show begins down, down in the vast subterranean space of the Sainsbury Gallery, inside a room filled with the sounds of oars hitting the water.
— Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 11 July 2021 -
Work off dinner with a trip down the stairs to the subterranean speakeasy bar with dance music and vintage license plates.
— The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024 -
What is clear is that technology alone won’t be enough to stop the subterranean threat.
— Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023 -
The subterranean artworks would be done in three sections; on the east and west walls of the tunnel and on the wall next to plaza stairs leading out of the underpass.
— John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022 -
Take the discreet sidewalk stairs down to the subterranean store to find rare, limited, and out-of-print photo books.
— Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023 -
Tucked behind the garage, the partially subterranean guest suite’s walls of glass slide open to expose the two-room suite to sunken terraces.
— Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023 -
And the way Ethan approaches and experiences the subterranean world turns out to be key.
— Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022 -
And up above a subterranean pool stands a statue of Hercules, bow drawn for battle.
— Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024 -
With simple meals, card games and afternoons at the lake, this is a study in the subterranean movements of idleness.
— Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022 -
The cave is so big that a small train runs for the first two of its 24 kilometer network of subterranean chambers and tunnels.
— John Malathronas, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021 -
And these subterranean liquid oceans seem to be the rule for our solar system, not the exception.
— WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023 -
Take the discreet sidewalk stairs down to the subterranean store to find rare, limited, and out-of-print photo books.
— Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Hamas has constructed a 310-mile subterranean city of tunnels over the years.
— Fox News, 6 June 2024 -
Next fall, a subterranean karaoke and bowling bar will be unveiled.
— Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 29 June 2021 -
So the tricky part is finding a subterranean hydrogen source that is both large and intact.
— WIRED, 24 Nov. 2022 -
This is how most states have eliminated subterranean threats in the past, and this is what Israel should do, as well.
— Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2023 -
At levels that deep, creatures can’t rely on normal eyesight to see in the dark of the deep subterranean world.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Dec. 2021 -
Spanning 18 floors to a depth of 85 meters, Derinkuyu is one of the largest and deepest subterranean cities in Turkey.
— Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN, 18 Apr. 2021 -
The ancient Zapotecs believed the subterranean site to be an entrance to the underworld.
— Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023 -
Mar Pietra’s subterranean garage is air-conditioned and spans more than 4,100 square feet.
— Ray Parisi, CNBC, 12 July 2024 -
But no area embodies this color trend more than the subterranean media room, designed by Batliboi Studio.
— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
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